Guide to the Collection of caricatures of Sir Joseph Banks

Finding Aid Authors: Thai-Van Stanoff and Sutro Library staff.

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Guide to the Collection of caricatures of Sir Joseph Banks 1789/1842

Sutro Library, California State Library

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Collection of caricatures of Sir Joseph Banks

Dates: 1789-1842

Identification: M000105

Physical Description: 23.00

Language of Materials: English Italian

Repository: Sutro Library, California State Library

1630 Holloway Avenue

5th floor

San Francisco, CA, 94132-4030

URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/about/sutro_main.html

Email: sutro@library.ca.gov

Phone: 415-469-6100

Administrative History:

Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. He was the president of the Royal Society and an acknowledged expert on colonization, exploreation, currency, botanic gardens, sheep, and New South Wales in Australia. His high profile and extensive influence in society inspired admiration and many portraits of Banks throughout his lifetime. This fame also inspired lampooning as seen in the James Gillray (1756-1815) cartoon of "The Great South Sea Catepillar' created when Banks was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Bath in 1795.

Administrative Information

Processing Information:

Index created by Thai-Van Stanoff, student assistant, in Autumn 2023.

Conditions Governing Use:

Property rights reside with the repository. Any applicable literary rights would reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please email: sutro@library.ca.gov .

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open for research. Please page materials three business days in advance of your visit by email: sutro@library.ca.gov .

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Collection of caricatures of Sir Joseph Banks, 1789-1842, M000105, Sutro Library, California State Library, San Francisco, Calif.

Related Materials:

Researchers interested in Sir Joseph Banks should consult the Sutro Library's Sir Joseph Banks Collection, 1770-1812, call number M000007.

Arrangement of Materials:

This collection is arranged into four folders based on the size of the documents:

Folder 1: Portraits [smaller] and a document, 1740-1836 [15 items]

Folder 2: Portraits [larger], 1810-1831 [6 items]

Folder 3: Lease [1 item]

Folder 4: Cartoon [1 item]

Item titles are derived from the artists' names. Dates for items are derived from the date of creation or publication date when noted.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes portraits created throughout Sir Joseph Banks' lifetime "...including proof copies, separately issued prints and the Gillray caricature of Banks as 'The Great South Sea Caterpillar.' Also included is a signed vellum lease document dated 1801 and a biographical piece in Italian honoring Banks' work as a naturalist." [Taken from bookseller's description]

Box 1

Box 1, Folder 1

Portraits [smaller] and a document 1740-1836 [15 items]

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 1

[Anonymous] [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 13.5 cm x 21 cm

Scope and Contents

Seated rectangular portrait print of Sir Joseph Banks, n.d. Caption under the portrait reads: "Reproduced by heliotype from Martin's 'British Colonies.'" Also includes a handwritten label "Jos: Banks."

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 2

J. Russell, R.A. [1 item]

Physical Description: Paper

Note:

Published and sold separately by W. Dickenson, Bond Street.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 11.2 cm x 18 cm

Scope and Contents

Published print by J. Russell, R.A. of "Sir Joseph Banks Bart. President of the Royal Society." Oval mezzotint in black and white. Upper body portrait of Banks holding a map of the moon in his left hand. Price of the print written in bottom right hand corner on the front. Dated May 16, 1789.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 3

Thomson Sc. [?] [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Note:

H. Colburn & Co.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 14.4 cm x 22.7 cm

Scope and Contents

Upper body portrait print of Banks with the caption, "Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S." Handwritten markings on the recto. Dated August 1, 1820.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 4

Ridley [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 12 cm x 21 cm

Scope and Contents

Portrait engraving of Sir Joseph Banks, featuring his upper body including the caption, "Rt. Honble. Sr. Joseph Banks K.B." Handwritten markings on the verso.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 5

[Anonymous] [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 12 cm x 20.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Upper body [side view] portrait print with the caption, "Mr. Bankes." Handwritten markings on the verso. n.d.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 6

Ridley [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Note:

J. Sewell Cornhill.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 14.5 cm x 23.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Portrait [upper body] engraving of "Rt. Honble. Sr. Joseph Banks K.B." Caption above portrait reads, "European Magazine." October 7, 1802

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 7

H. Robinson [1 item]

Physical Description: Paper

Note:

Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East, London.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 19 cm x 27.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Seated portrait of "Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S. OB. 1820. From the original of Sir Thomas Lawrence in the British Museum." Handwritten markings on the verso. Dated December 1, 1836.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 8

Sir Josh [?] Reynolds, S. W. Reynolds [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Note:

Hodgson, Boys & Graves, 6, Pall Mall, London. Sold by F. G. Moon, 20, Threadneedle Street.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 28.3 cm

Scope and Contents

Upper body portrait of "Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. In the Possession of Linneun Society." Portrait depicts Banks holding an apple in his right hand. Dated 1834.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 9

H. Robinson [1 item]

Note:

Londong Printing and Publishing Company.

Physical descriptioin: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 18 cm x 26.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Rectangular portrait of Banks seated with the caption, "Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S. OB. 1820. From the original of Sir Thomas Lawrence in the British Museum." Handwritten markings on the verso. n.d.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 10

Mackenzie [1 item]

Note:

J. Walker, Paternoster Row.

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Engraved upper body oval portrait of Banks with the caption, "The Right Honble. Sir Joseph Banks Bart. P.R.S." Engraving created "From an original Picture in the possession of M. Garthshore, M.D.F.R.S." Handwritten markings on the verso. Dated November 1, 1801.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 11

Wagstaff [1 item]

Note:

William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London & New York.

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 18.3 cm x 27.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Engraved portrait of "Sir J. Banks" seated. Engraving created "from a Picture by Phillips in possession of the Royal Society." Handwritten markings on the verso. n.d.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 12

Thomas Phillips, R.A.

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 14.3 cm x 22 cm

Scope and Contents

Portrait print of "Sir J. Banks" seated. Handwritten markings on the verso. n.d.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 13

C.E. Wagstaff [1 item]

Note:

Charles Knight, Pall Mall East, London.

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 18.5 cm x 27.2 cm

Scope and Contents

Portrait print of "Sir J. Banks" seated. Engraving "From a Picture by T. Phillips in the possession of the Royal Society. Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." Handwritten markings on the verso. n.d.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 14

Thomas Phllips, R.A.

Note:

Fisher, Son & Co. London.

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 17 cm x 25.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Portrait print of Banks seated with the caption, "Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S." Handwritten markings on the verso. 1829.

Box 1, Folder 1, Item 15

[Document in Italian] [1 item]

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 28 cm

Scope and Contents

Double-sided, printed document written in Italian entitled, "Sir Giuseppe Banks, Presidente Della Societa Reale Di Londra, Nato nella contea di Lincoln nel 1740."

Box 1, Folder 2

Portraits [larger] 1810-1831 [6 items]

Box 1, Folder 2, Item 16

C. Motte [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 34.5 cm x 52 cm

Scope and Contents

Lithograph portrait of Banks seated. Drawing created by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte and Henri Grevedon. Handwritten markings on the verso. Possibly dated 1826.

Box 1, Folder 2, Item 17

W. Evans and A. Cardon [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Note:

T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 33 cm x 45 cm

Scope and Contents

A [seated] portrait of "The Right Hon: Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. President of the Royal Society." Drawn by W. Evans and engraved by A. Cardon. Image from "An original picture by T. Lawrence, ESQ. R.A. in the possession of Samuel Lysons, ESQ." Handwritten markings on the recto and verso. Janurary 1, 1810.

Box 1, Folder 2, Item 18

[illegible] [1 item]

Note:

n.d.

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 33.5 cm x 50.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Includes a portrait of "Sir J. Banks" seated. Handwritten markings on the verso.

Box 1, Folder 2, Item 19

William Derby and H. Robinson [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Note:

Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East, London, January 1, 1831.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 34 cm x 50.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Seated portrait of "Sir Joseph Banks Bart. R.B. P.R.S." Portrait drawn by William Derby and engraved by H. Robinson. Image created "From the original of Sir Thomas Lawrence in The British Museum." Handwritten markings on the recto and verso. Janurary 1, 1831.

Box 1, Folder 2, Item 20

Francis Chantrey, H. Corbould, and S. Cousins [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 35 cm x 47.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Seated portrait print of a sculpture of "The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G.C.B. President of the Royal Society of London during forty two Years." Sculpted by Francis Chantrey, drawn by H. Corbould, and engraved by S. Cousins. Includes the following description: "The statue was presented to the British Museum by his surviving friends." Handwritten markings on the verso. n.d.

Box 1, Folder 2, Item 21

Sir Joshua Reynolds and S.W. Reynolds [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 31.5 cm x 47.5 cm

Scope and Contents

Seated portrait of "Sir Joseph Banks, Bart." Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds and sculpted by S. W. Reynolds. Handwritten markings on the verso.

Box 1, Folder 3

Lease [1 item]

Box 1, Folder 3, Item 22

Lease signed by Sir Joseph Banks September 28, 1801

Physical description: Vellum

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 52.5 cm x 41 cm

Scope and Contents

Includes a lease signed by Sir Joseph Banks. Lease between Hon. Charles Francis Greville, Frances Filmer, Sir Joseph Banks, John Goble, and Robert Dunk. Witnessed by John Parkinson, steward to Banks and signed by Greville, Filmer, and Banks. Each signature includes a seal in red wax.

Box 1, Folder 4

Cartoon [1 item]

Box 1, Folder 4, Item 23

James Gillray [1 item]

Physical description: Paper

Note:

H. Humphrey, No. 31, New Bond-Street, London.

Physical Description:

Dimensions: 29 cm x 42 cm

Scope and Contents

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray of Sir Joseph Banks as the "Great South Sea Catepillar, transformed into a Bath Butterfly." On the recto, there is a handwritten description below the caricature and on the verso is another caricature [perhaps unrelated to the drawing on the recto] and handwritten markings. July 4, 1795.